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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic - Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic - ForbesTomas Chamorro-Premuzic's stories. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic: I blog about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship.http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9980dac82670d05123a832fc5700875c?s=400&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D400&amp;r=Ghttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2015/02/18/3-things-you-should-know-about-competencies/
Three Things You Should Know About Workplace CompetenciesCompetencies are the key to talent. Whether you are looking for a new job or a promotion, employers will try to evaluate how well your talents fit with a given role. These evaluations are rarely 100% accurate, but when properly carried out they are the best predictor of future job [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2015/02/18/3-things-you-should-know-about-competencies/Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:55:00 -0500Competencies are the key to talent. Whether you are looking for a new job or a promotion, employers will try to evaluate how well your talents fit with a given role. These evaluations are rarely 100% accurate, but when properly carried out they are the best predictor of future job [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2015/02/03/can-human-potential-be-measured-a-psychological-view/
Can Human Potential Be Measured? A Psychological ViewThe idea that science can be used to quantify our future performance is unpopular. The main reason is that it tastes of determinism and questions the strong lay conviction that we are completely free to decide over our destiny, a conviction that is obviously irrational. It is not the same whether you are [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2015/02/03/can-human-potential-be-measured-a-psychological-view/Tue, 3 Feb 2015 19:16:00 -0500The idea that science can be used to quantify our future performance is unpopular. The main reason is that it tastes of determinism and questions the strong lay conviction that we are completely free to decide over our destiny, a conviction that is obviously irrational. It is not the same whether you are [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/10/26/social-skills-leadership-in-healthcare-the-case-for-boosting-doctors-eq/
Social Skills And Leadership In Healthcare: The Case For Boosting Doctors' EQHow emotionally intelligent is your doctor? Although answers to this question vary, it is not surprising that physicians' social skills or "EQ" are related to their job performance. After all, regardless of doctors' technical competence, their ability to deal with patients and influence their behavior will depend more on their [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/10/26/social-skills-leadership-in-healthcare-the-case-for-boosting-doctors-eq/Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:42:00 -0400How emotionally intelligent is your doctor? Although answers to this question vary, it is not surprising that physicians' social skills or "EQ" are related to their job performance. After all, regardless of doctors' technical competence, their ability to deal with patients and influence their behavior will depend more on their [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/08/08/if-money-can-buy-engagement-should-happy-employees-earn-less/
If Money Can Buy Engagement, Should Happy Employees Earn Less?&nbsp; Much has been said about the link between money and motivation. It is less intuitive, and more complex, than people think. Here's a three bullet-point summary for you: 1. Money does motivate: in most circumstances, it changes people's behaviour even if they are not more satisfied as a result - this [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/08/08/if-money-can-buy-engagement-should-happy-employees-earn-less/Fri, 8 Aug 2014 16:42:00 -0400&nbsp; Much has been said about the link between money and motivation. It is less intuitive, and more complex, than people think. Here's a three bullet-point summary for you: 1. Money does motivate: in most circumstances, it changes people's behaviour even if they are not more satisfied as a result - this [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/07/14/leadership-talent-and-personality-three-lessons-from-the-world-cup-final/
Leadership, Talent And Personality: Three Lessons From The World Cup FinalThe world of competitive sports has always provided a good ecosystem to test our assumptions on leadership, talent and personality. As we enter the phase of post-World Cup depression - especially if you are not German - it is thus useful to consider some of the big lessons from yesterday's [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/07/14/leadership-talent-and-personality-three-lessons-from-the-world-cup-final/Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:05:00 -0400The world of competitive sports has always provided a good ecosystem to test our assumptions on leadership, talent and personality. As we enter the phase of post-World Cup depression - especially if you are not German - it is thus useful to consider some of the big lessons from yesterday's [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/06/11/the-business-of-lying-or-fooling-others-to-remain-honest-to-yourself/
The Business Of Lying (Or Fooling Others To Remain Honest To Yourself)Despite the fact that society preaches honesty, we are trained to lie, already as kids. Dr. Kang Lee, the director of the Institute of Child Study at the University of Toronto, classifies children’s lies into three main categories: lies that enable them to get along with others, by being kind (e.g., [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/06/11/the-business-of-lying-or-fooling-others-to-remain-honest-to-yourself/Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:56:00 -0400Despite the fact that society preaches honesty, we are trained to lie, already as kids. Dr. Kang Lee, the director of the Institute of Child Study at the University of Toronto, classifies children’s lies into three main categories: lies that enable them to get along with others, by being kind (e.g., [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/05/20/the-dark-side-of-employee-engagement/
The Dark Side of Employee EngagementLet me be clear at the outset here: I am not trying to be controversial, or even original. To be sure, engaged employees do perform better on average and they are also less likely to quit or display counterproductive work behaviours (cheating, thieving, bullying, etc). So, yes, let's engage employees - [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/05/20/the-dark-side-of-employee-engagement/Tue, 20 May 2014 13:53:00 -0400Let me be clear at the outset here: I am not trying to be controversial, or even original. To be sure, engaged employees do perform better on average and they are also less likely to quit or display counterproductive work behaviours (cheating, thieving, bullying, etc). So, yes, let's engage employees - [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/05/12/seven-common-but-irrational-reasons-for-hating-personality-tests/
Seven Common (But Irrational) Reasons For Hating Personality TestsThe first reaction you get from people when you tell them you are a psychologist is "oh, so what am I thinking now?" This reflects not only the ubiquity of human narcissism - yes, most people's favourite topic of conversation is themselves - but also the common misperception of psychologists [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/05/12/seven-common-but-irrational-reasons-for-hating-personality-tests/Mon, 12 May 2014 22:53:00 -0400The first reaction you get from people when you tell them you are a psychologist is "oh, so what am I thinking now?" This reflects not only the ubiquity of human narcissism - yes, most people's favourite topic of conversation is themselves - but also the common misperception of psychologists [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/04/24/the-intuitive-manager-a-threatened-species/
The Intuitive Manager: A Threatened Species?Intuition is far from rare. Most of the decisions we make are intuitive. First, because it saves us time. Second, because we really do trust our instincts, even when we shouldn't. As it turns out, intuition is rarely effective, especially compared to data-driven decisions. Indeed, whenever you can measure an [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/04/24/the-intuitive-manager-a-threatened-species/Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:30:00 -0400Intuition is far from rare. Most of the decisions we make are intuitive. First, because it saves us time. Second, because we really do trust our instincts, even when we shouldn't. As it turns out, intuition is rarely effective, especially compared to data-driven decisions. Indeed, whenever you can measure an [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/03/21/the-uberisation-of-talent-can-the-job-market-really-be-optimised/
The Uberisation of Talent: Can the Job Market Really Be Optimised?The talent market is far from efficient. On the one hand, all organisations have talent problems and lament their inability to attract and retain top employees. On the other hand, and in stark contrast with this war for talent, most people are not happy about their work situation - either [...]Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/tomaspremuzic/2014/03/21/the-uberisation-of-talent-can-the-job-market-really-be-optimised/Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:55:00 -0400The talent market is far from efficient. On the one hand, all organisations have talent problems and lament their inability to attract and retain top employees. On the other hand, and in stark contrast with this war for talent, most people are not happy about their work situation - either [...]